Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 14, 2025

973 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.79/cwt ≈ $2,905/hd at 865 lb · 235 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,791/hd at 809 lb · 160 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.08/cwt +11.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,610/hd at 739 lb · 144 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	973	1,164	1,090
Feeder cattle	929	1,019	1,068
Slaughter cattle	38	65	19
Replacement cattle	6	80	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady with a good quality offering and a favorable condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	339	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,407	+35.00
415–447	441	5	385.00–392.50	$391.09	$1,725	+27.96
465	465	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,674	-30.00
505–527	517	10	340.00–355.00	$347.65	$1,797	-1.64
555–565	557	6	352.50–362.50	$358.32	$1,996	+15.24
610–645	627	8	312.50–322.50	$319.75	$2,005	-20.32
690	690	3	312.50	$312.50	$2,156	-18.91
696 value added	696	18	359.50	$359.50	$2,502	-6.25
702–748	723	32	317.50–338.00	$328.53	$2,375	-7.69
744 value added	744	112	360.10	$360.10	$2,679	—
760–765	764	4	325.00–329.00	$328.00	$2,506	+5.16
809 value added	809	160	345.00	$345.00	$2,791	—
862–868 value added	865	235	332.50–340.00	$335.79	$2,905	—
902–927 value added	913	104	323.00–333.20	$328.52	$2,999	+19.85
1175	1175	1	282.50	$282.50	$3,319	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,156	—
425	425	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,445	—
470	470	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,598	+6.53
515–525	520	2	312.50–330.00	$321.17	$1,670	-8.82
555–582	573	3	320.00–337.50	$325.65	$1,866	—
705	705	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,115	+5.14
1095	1095	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,929	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,622	-22.50
725	725	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,175	—
860	860	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,580	—
1015	1015	6	266.00	$266.00	$2,700	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,549	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	400.00	$400.00	$900	±0.00
257 fancy	257	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,156	—
305–342	327	6	375.00–380.00	$377.42	$1,234	+37.42
360	360	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,350	+47.50
415 value added	415	5	367.50	$367.50	$1,525	—
415–440	423	10	317.50–330.00	$324.98	$1,375	+0.10
460–475	468	3	317.50–320.00	$319.16	$1,494	-2.80
500 value added	500	4	367.50	$367.50	$1,838	—
502–548	540	16	310.00–330.00	$326.41	$1,763	+3.84
560–585	571	13	305.00–317.50	$315.38	$1,801	+4.22
602–632	612	19	290.00–315.00	$304.97	$1,866	-4.03
710	710	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,864	-7.50
755	755	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,888	-32.24
1020	1020	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,244	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	394	4	330.00–340.00	$337.52	$1,330	+37.68
405	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	±0.00
475–480	478	2	300.00–302.50	$301.26	$1,440	—
640	640	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,840	+6.20
675–695	680	4	260.00–265.00	$261.28	$1,777	-3.79

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,515	—
725	725	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,958	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	305.00	$305.00	$915	—
410	410	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	+10.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,022	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	267	3	405.00–410.00	$408.41	$1,090	+36.10
300–345	323	2	405.00–415.00	$409.65	$1,323	+29.69
350–385	373	3	390.00–415.00	$397.81	$1,484	+11.93
400–435	423	3	372.50–377.50	$374.07	$1,582	+14.05
450–452	451	3	350.00–370.00	$363.35	$1,639	+25.35
515–538	532	4	330.00–340.00	$332.42	$1,768	+0.37
563	563	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,802	-6.75
610–649	641	7	297.50–307.50	$304.73	$1,953	+3.41
655	655	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,768	-19.67
705–745	730	7	267.50–287.50	$277.73	$2,027	—
820	820	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,214	+22.50
1020–1030	1025	2	237.50–247.50	$242.48	$2,485	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,121	-35.00
365	365	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,296	+14.79
400	400	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,380	+13.53
460–470	465	2	337.50–347.50	$342.45	$1,592	+36.72
585	585	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,799	+0.20
615–625	620	2	277.50–285.00	$281.22	$1,744	+11.25
710–730	722	3	245.00–252.50	$249.20	$1,799	-8.30
885	885	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,589	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,100	+2.50
450–465	455	3	350.00–365.00	$355.11	$1,616	+6.94
555	555	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,734	+2.50
690	690	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,846	—
705–715	710	2	255.00–262.50	$258.72	$1,837	—
770	770	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,906	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,335	—
590	590	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,652	+13.72
670	670	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,809	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,520	+20.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,276	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1335	1246	80-85%	8	141.00–149.00	$144.06	$1,795	—
1290–1435	1343	80-85%	3	150.00–152.00	$151.36	$2,033	+17.26
1460	1460	80-85%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,810	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,110	—
955–1090	1023	85-90%	2	130.00–134.00	$132.13	$1,352	—
815–1165	1041	85-90%	5	123.00–128.00	$125.62	$1,308	—
1050	1050	85-90%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,491	+18.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,239	—
1320–1685	1549	75-80%	6	139.00–148.00	$144.26	$2,235	—
1600	1600	75-80%	1	132.00	$132.00	$2,112	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,965	—
1665	1665	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,797	-12.02
1870–1905	1887	3	195.00–196.00	$195.67	$3,692	+6.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1470	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,972.05
1445	1445	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,040.00	$2,040.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.